This video is incredibly helpful for those of us planning partscaster builds! Thanks! Warmoth owes you a debt of gratitude for the marketing and lesson :)

Finally a professional video on a Warmoth build. Thank you so much. Learned a lot! Best wishes!

Every Warmoth guitar build I have done has been excellent ! And I enjoy them more than the other brand name Guitars I own.Choose the best parts and you get the best Guitar.

That guitar is stunning. Great job and thanks for sharing.

That Koa top is priceless!! Just Wow! Sounds great too.

The single best looking /sounding Tele I've ever seen! Gonna do it!!!

There's no feeling like that sense of accomplishment you get after building a custom project, whether it's modifying a car, building/modifying a guitar, or even building a simple table out of 2x4s and plywood. It's something that you built and no one can ever take that experience away from you.

@PopGunEnt

6 жыл бұрын

Amen brother

Man!! it's beautiful and sounds amazing!!! Kudos for that!!

Man I'm convinced that's gotta be the most beautiful Tele I've ever seen. I have a pair of BRIERLEY custom made Pups that have been sitting in a box for years. I'm going for it.

Thank you for this video! I been looking towards building one; youve clarified all my doubts!

My #1 is a Warmoth Strat that I built several years ago using pieces and parts that I spec’d to reflect what I see as the very best possible Hot Rod Strat that still maintains an original look until you look closer. It has a a half scallop, a Super Vee double locking trem, and a very complex pickup wiring setup. The best of all possible worlds. Warmoth is terribly underrated in my opinion. With a little vision and a reasonable investment in high quality hardware, it really is possible to build something of exceptional quality without having to spend your kid’s college funds 😁

@lunaolson2529

2 жыл бұрын

What I love about warmoth is they can actually be very affordable, it's mostly the cosmetic features that make it expensive. If looks don't matter to you, you could build a guitar better than a fender for the price of a squier

Warmoth is a killer shop. I have built four guitars with their bodies/necks. Two Strats, a Tele and an SG. Stunning looks, stunning quality and assembled by the best tech on planet earth (me) lol Only because I care about it so much I used the highest quality parts I can find.

8:38 "...makes a huge difference in the way the tone is gonna be presented..." "The way the tone is presented." Boy that's some serious salesman lingo.

@everettlethem6747

3 жыл бұрын

@@srubberalittle are you saying him pointing that out is annoying you?

@everettlethem6747

3 жыл бұрын

@@srubberalittle or are you talking about the salesman.

That is absolutely beautiful. Now I want to make one. Thanks for the video.

@PopGunEnt

4 жыл бұрын

Marty Mcmannis thanks for the comment! You should make one, its so much fun!!!

The sound dynamics are crazy on that guitar. Wide range of tone.

That body is amazing!!!

I love the look of the body right out of the box

I have an unfinished rosewood neck on my Warmoth build. Absolutely love it.

That came out great! Sounds amazing too

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

JohnPerryMusic thanks! I think so too :)

Beautiful guitar.. I've been looking at building a Warmoth Tele for awhile.. thanks for posting 👍

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

Brian Bagby absolutely, thanks for the comment!!

I am so very in love with this build

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

Why thank you :)

I’m seeing a lot of comments about how bad the knobs look, but I think they look fine and people should stop being so critical. The guitar sounds great!

Gorgeous guitar

Geez, that is a beautiful guitar

Nice guitar build. What I couldn't believe was when he picked up that Black & Decker drill - and it actually worked! I have the same drill and the battery holds a charge for about 5 minutes.

@TeleBlaster

4 жыл бұрын

Makita ftw

Great work !

Coloring by numbers. Was waiting on artistry. And no off button on the delay. Awesome.

I enjoyed this video a lot! Beautiful guitar! 👍🏻

@PopGunEnt

6 жыл бұрын

Carlos Gunz thanks!!

Beautiful guitar. I'm in the process of building my own Warmoth Koa on Alder Thinline tele . Roasted Flame Maple neck with Turquoise dot inlays. So it was cool to see another similar guitar.

I really know what are you talking about. I have made already 5 guitars and I love them. They are mine and no one has it. The satisfaction when you play it is great. I own Fender Ibanez Gibson Yamaha but the ones i have made, they suit to me more then the brand guitars i have

He opens the box, and the guitar body is already finished. This is my kind of guitar build. The no work kind. What a beautiful body that thing has with a beautiful finish. The frets are little small for my tastes, but it has great intonation, but it looks a little bit hard to play. I need to take a look at this process. This is an awesome way to go I think.

That guitar is amazingly beautiful except for those knobs.

The flame in that koa is awesome !

Nice guitar, and great tips, thanks for sharing.

@PopGunEnt

6 жыл бұрын

Roy Rodriguez thank you!

What a killer guitar. That piece of Koa is one for the books!!! The sound... Wow. Nothing better than a solid body with SD hummers.

@mdurg

6 жыл бұрын

Greg's Garage in the video or in the comments he mentions its a chambered body.

@toddwhite2873

6 жыл бұрын

Well, a hollow body with SD humbuckers is better xD

this is one of the most beautiful guitars I've ever seen. if only I could afford Warmoth parts

@robacdc1977

5 жыл бұрын

They’re incredibly affordable. Maybe not Hawaiian Koa wood with a full Indian Rosewood neck, but Fender spec alder and maple bodies and necks are stupid cheap.

That wood is awesome.

It's beautiful!

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

Danielle Scribbins thank you! I think so too :)

Epic build. That top though....wow! If I just had a little more practice building, I would order parts to build my own... I'll stick to lower budget project guitars for now. Great vid.

Such a coinsedence I stumble with your video cause a friend of mine is building me a custom guitar and michael Gomez is in it, He's a really dear friend of mine, fellow compatriot. Cheers and thanks for the inside !

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

Oscar Estrella cool!!

Looks great nice job!!!!!

I see a lot of diatribe in these comments. This is a fucking STUNNING instrument that would easily retail for 4K comparably. Congrats brother

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

Daniel Lesniak lol. Thanks man, kinda makes you lose faith in humanity a little bit doesnt it? 😂

That’s a gorgeous body, wow. I bought a couple of warmoth guitars last week , from a widow of a guitar player . They were almost unplayed and really great guitars. Bought them for reselling but decided to keep them after all. I am now tempted to build something like this :-) .

@PopGunEnt

3 жыл бұрын

Once you get started you can't stop! DIY till I DIE!

Beautiful

Good sounding guitar 👍

Killer video. 😎

Nicely done.

Super nice guitar brother! I've always wanted to build a Warmoth strat or tele.

Beautiful guitar

Well done.

Only thing holding me back from making my own custom guitar like this... is resale value. Just in case I didn't like my creation for whatever reason. All in all, wicked build dude.

That is a beautiful guitar! I have 6 Warmoth Strats. I enjoy playing them as much as assembling them. When I think I have too many Strats I decide to sell one. After I sit down and play it goodby I fall in love with it all over again and can't sell it. The compound radius necks rule. I guess I'll own them until I die, and yes, they are an expensive build. I could buy at least two off the shelf Fender Strats for the cost of one Warmoth build, but I think they're worth it.

@PopGunEnt

6 жыл бұрын

depends on what you build I guess. a standard black or cherry strat build from warmoth is much cheaper compared to the cost of an off the shelf American standard strat with similar or even identical specs. warmoth doesn't start really getting expensive until you go into the kind of build like I did in this video.

Great build!

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

Elvis thanks Elvis!

This video got me started building guitars....

Jeebus. That's beautiful.

I love this vid! I had put warmoth stuff on my list and the total was like $3460. So I book marked it and the name of the bookmark was "click when I make a fortune" Haha!

Would have liked to see you install that direct mount middle pickup...

sublime

Nice guitar!

thats an awesome looking top man

@PopGunEnt

7 жыл бұрын

I know right??

Fantastic suggestion to trace the layout for the electronics.

That's a really nice guitar. I've seen Warmoth necks before, but not the one piece rosewood type. Beautiful Koa wood, especially that grain the tech dude mentioned. The turquoise fret markers good great on that dark fingerboard. I don't like those knobs, but that's just my opinion. I've been considering a kit build, but it seems Warmoth has a much better diy selection of bodies, necks, pickups, etc. Thanks for posting.

Awesome guitar

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

JOE Butkins thank you! I agree!!!

dude with the jacket. wtf? putting a zipper on someone else's guitar. really?

@PopGunEnt

7 жыл бұрын

totally get it, my balls were tight the whole time he was playing lol. He's a real piece of shit too so that didn't help lol

@Skinny_Karlos

6 жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Also, when he, a supposed top, professional player puts aesthetics over purpose? Function before form, always !! I don't care if the guitar looks like shite if it plays/sounds better than a 'beauty queen' guitar. It's 'nice' to have both looks and a guitar that plays and sounds good, but the latter counts more with all music, always.

@Art-zs6sl

4 жыл бұрын

it's how they get that worn in look

@henseleric

4 жыл бұрын

Professional idiot.

@IrateWizrd

3 жыл бұрын

@@PopGunEnt why'd you let him play it if you don't even like him?

I've gotta be honest, ol boy with his zipper jacket would have had to take that thing off before he touched this amazingly beautiful guitar. That is of course if it was mine. But sadly it isn't. Anyways, great job on the choice of woods. She is beautiful!

Getting close to pulling the trigger on my own Warmoth build. One thing i learned was the drilling of the pickup rings. I was like why aren’t those fully mounted before he strings the guitar? Then i realize its to line up the poles with the strings....Duh. Well for that I thank you for posting this video!

Gorgeous looking guitar. Sounds good too, plenty of options with the pick ups. I think the headstock is crying out for a bit of abalone inlay.

“Some companies that shall remain nameless” 5 sec later ...”Hamer” lol

@Art-zs6sl

4 жыл бұрын

I lol'd there as well.

@InGrindWeCrust2010

4 жыл бұрын

No, Hamer wasn't one of the companies that put on a thin veneer of top wood, they would widen the binding to cover the thickness of a properly thick carved top and it would look weird.

Also have an all Warmoth Custom Tele, quilted maple over mahagony with SD Antiquities. Not a pure tele, but super versatile, warm to spanky.

Also, a full thickness cap can also have a veneer on it, the Ibanez SZ 520 has a full maple cap with reveal binding and a quilted veneer.

17:30 got dat Nashville compression going!

That is a beautiful guitar, love the rosewood neck. For me personally the volume knob is way to close to the pickup switch. I couldn’t imagine messing with those during a gig.

I’d add some nice glass/clear speed knobs, similar to a les Paul’s, would look beautiful on that guitar. Nice build

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

DRILL 2.0 I’ll def consider it!

which model pickups from SD did you use? what wiring options were installed (e.g. splits, etc) ? did the nut need work during setup to get nut height correct per the desired action? what frets did you use (material, size)? what neck carve did you get? what fretboard radius? pretty guitar !!

Right on the money

Just watched the build...EPIC build and quality! Did you post a parts list?

Gold or black hardware on koa would have really rocked it!

Added this for my guitar build playlist! Thanks for this so much loved the video and the advice!

This guitar looks great (knobs are not so nice but it is just my opinion and it is not important) and sounds good. Natural color finish is really nice... So thank U for this video.

@PopGunEnt

6 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching and commenting!!!

I have an MIM basic strat, neck, body built in same plant as US made ones, yes cheaper woods, cast vs forged bridge, plastic nut vs bone, budget tuners vs made by gotoh OEM's, budget electronics, set up well-makes biggest difference. Numerous people have talked about how well this played over their MIA strats. with solid body electrics the tonewood bit is likely more myth. A good neck/fret job, average tuners and mid level bridge with some mass to it and your there. I think our visual perceptions influence us more than our ears quite a bit of the time if we're not remaining aware of this, myself included. Of course who would want to figure out a 500-$700(new) guitar sounds as good as a 1500 on up guitar you've just spent your money on. though higher quality bridges/tuners/nuts and electronics do last longer.

Awesome build & great job. Not in love with those knobs LOL

Hey. May I know if this body has that 720 mod for the neck pocket?

did the neck get installed straight from factory without a fret level? Im pretty sure warmoth holds off on fret levelling but this guitar seems to play well regardless

Those inlays are absolutely stunning - they look like they're glowing compared to the dark wood - awesome look! I built my own partscaster in 2009 and it is still the best guitar I have. I also build my own pedals - hit me up :)

It's all about using QUALITY electronics and HARDWARE!

It's truly a gorgeous guitar! Probably would easily cost 2-3 times what you have in it if you had it custom made! Nice job!👍😎🎸🎶

@PopGunEnt

6 жыл бұрын

74dart man ugh. Exactly. Thank you!!!

@74dartman13

6 жыл бұрын

Dustin Kirkendall yep!☺

That guy can sure play guitar, but he's got that "I need to speak to the Store Manager" Haircut...

@donvanco3078

4 жыл бұрын

Probably something of a requirement given the acts he's supporting. The nose-ring and 2-tone beard are keeping him from going "full Karen".

I actually bought that neck though for my "Barncaster" which was made from salvaged wood from a friend's farm. Great Tone though!

Very cool. thanks for posting. What's the bridge? Does it fit the standard tele bridge holes?

@PopGunEnt

6 жыл бұрын

HSerkan if I remember it’s a standard strat style / size non trem bridge

Great video, great explanations along the way. My 2 cents, put the strap buttons on before the neck is attached, hammer in the ferrules before anything is on the front of the guitar, and an overlooked detail is non F-spaced bridge pickup.

You should be happy with guitar, it looks and sounds amazing. Warmoth Rocks! Very quality parts. I’ve put together a few guitars and never have had to dress the frets. Just bolt on, set up and go! I have put Warmoth necks on non-Warmoth bodies which generally has gone well. Absolutely flawless when using all Warmoth wood. Their parts really work great together. I play 12’s and wish I had thought about mentioning this to Warmoth before they cut my nut! One less thing to setup. One thing they won’t do, Nitro finish on their bodies. There finish work is generally really great, but the choice of lacquer offered is all they will do...Poly 😣You can get their necks done in Nitro. Other custom fittings are available at a price (funky bridge, etc.)

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

druwk thanks for the comment!

I was wondering about the wiring cavity and what was painted into it? Was that some kind of conductive paint that could be grounded to prevent feedback? Also, were the pickups screwed into the body wood, solid or suspended? Also, would you consider doing a through neck design build? This vid was really informative- thank you for posting.

i was waiting for the ugly knobs i love them !!!!

@PopGunEnt

5 жыл бұрын

douglas jardine yas!

@claymationwaves

5 жыл бұрын

try out a phiga bolt with a middle tone knob please

Nice build! I love the look of highly figured Koa. The only thing I didn't care for are the knobs, they look like they belong on an piece of electronic test equipment. Kind of steryl in contrast to the organic look of the Koa. Other than that it's very nice!

Hey Dustin, awesome video and awesome guitar! I'm currently venturing into building my own guitar but I'm in the UK and there's nothing close to Warmoth here. The guitar in the video is really close to the instrument I've been designing including your pick up choice. Are you able to coil tap the humbuckers (I'm sure I saw this in the video) and if so, do they have the infamous 60s cycle hum when split? Any advice or not obvious things to consider when doing a project like this would be a massive help!

@PopGunEnt

7 жыл бұрын

check out kzread.info/dash/bejne/pZ6mypimgsTZms4.html He's a warmoth builder in the UK

Great build. Premium parts. Great guitars. I love the natural finish and that neck with side adjustment mechanism from Warmoth. * I just find it odd that there are a lot of focusing and stability issues coming from a photographer / videographer. Fstop probably too shallow? But overall, that guitar is a killer.

Beautiful build. This convinces me that custom build is the way to go once you figure out the style of guitar you prefer. Its pricy at $2k but you got everything you wanted. Id love to know how much your luthier charged to assemble? Im also curious how the pricing would compare with a Kiesel order.

@TheBillMurrray

2 жыл бұрын

for my build Kiesel was $1500 more for the same specs as Warmoth.. Warmoth feels more like family when you talk to them

That Warmoth "Warhead" shape kinda grows on you, especially on a custom guitar. Ditto the position markers...Nice!

@PopGunEnt

6 жыл бұрын

I hated it at first, but you're right. after a while and looking at all the terrible custom and boutique designs out there, this one is actually pretty slick. and it looks perfect on a tele body

Impressive. What type of finish did you use for the face. I am trying to get that color tone on mine. Thanks

@PopGunEnt

6 жыл бұрын

Gary G clear gloss. The color comes straight from the wood :)

They should offer hex screws as an option. Philips are junk! You can see the bit jumping out when he attaches the neck.

@GetToThePointplz123

4 жыл бұрын

Had to grit my teeth when I heard that screw gun jump that screw😰

@silvermediastudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@GCKelloch Oh wow, really? That's amazing, thank you thank you that's such an incredible comment you changed my life.

@silvermediastudio

3 жыл бұрын

@@GCKelloch I said, they should offer it as an option. You tell me I can do it myself. What exactly would I be showing gratitude for? Your comment provided exactly zero value, and was a complete waste of time and internet data bandwidth.